Last week, Matt Murray told The Athletic’s Josh Yohe that he felt he his play last year was “average” and he “had a lot more to give.”

If that’s true, it’s bad news for the rest of the league.

Statistically speaking, you’d be hard-pressed to find an area that Murray needs to improve in. His body of work through his short NHL career is nothing short of stellar. His name appears at or near the top of every major goaltending data bucket that you can drum up.

There’s obviously a lot of weight that comes with being the only rookie goaltender to win two Stanley Cups, but it’s worth providing a little context on exactly how good Murray has been since he burst on the scene last season. Just to make sure we’re shooting for the stars here, let’s compare him to last year’s Vezina Trophy finalists. If we’re going to account for Murray’s impact, we might as well line him up with the...